Japan's economy grew a real 2.5 percent in the January-March quarter from the previous three-month period, revised upward from a 2.4 percent rise announced in June, the Economic Planning Agency said Thursday.
It was the first growth in three quarters.
On an annualized basis, the nation's gross domestic product -- the total value of goods and services produced domestically -- rose 10.3 percent in real terms, revised upward from 10 percent.
For the entire fiscal year that ended March 31, GDP gained a real 0.5 percent, unchanged from the preliminary figure.
For the January-March quarter, personal spending, which accounts for about 60 percent of the country's GDP, grew 1.7 percent from the preceding quarter, revised downward from 1.8 percent. Corporate capital investment increased 4.8 percent, revised upward from 4.2 percent.